Prepaid electricity price hikes in Joburg – what you’ll be paying from this month

For customers who use 350 kWh per month, the total for the block will increase by R95.55 to R733.85 for the month. Any kWh above 350 kWh will be charged at the block 2 rate.

“For example, customers using 374kWh/m will be charged an additional R7.52 paying R57.72 at block 2 tariffs for the additional 24kWhs. The total cost will be R791.57 per month, or R103.07 extra,” the group said. To save costs, the utility advised customers to buy 350 kWh of electricity at the start of the month for R733.85 plus VAT and to use it sparingly.City Power said it has implemented the National Energy Regulator of SA approved tariffs from the“The increase follows intensive consultation with the public during the recent Integrated Development Plan , and other regulated consultation processes before the entity made its application to Nersa,” it said.municipality.

conditions where most of our residents are affected by the rising costs of living, recovering from theThe utility said it has different tariffs for four different categories namely residential, business, agricultural and large power users. “Although Nersa has approved most of the tariff increases as applied, it has changed City Power’s application with regards to the Business Tariffs affecting business prepaid, conventional and business conventional reseller customers also to 14.97%,” it said.Residential customers are, however, exempt from the Network Surcharge for the first 500kWh consumed per month.

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